Alastair

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Alistair is a male given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Scottish Gaelic name Alasdair. The latter is most likely a Scottish Gaelic variant of the Norman name Alexandre or the Latin name Alexander, which was incorporated into English in the same form as Alexander.

From Wikipedia

Alastair first appears in the data in 1922 and has been recorded in 58 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2019 with 62 babies (rank #2,231 that year). In 2024 it was given to 59 boys (rank #2,364). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Alastair

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Alastair yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
3Soul urgeThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
6PersonalityThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

1,297

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1922	5	#4,317
1925	5	#4,201
1929	7	#3,250
1948	6	#3,320
1962	5	#4,043
1969	5	#4,411
1970	9	#3,283
1971	5	#4,917
1972	8	#3,623
1974	6	#4,646
1977	8	#4,174
1978	6	#5,075
1979	6	#5,369
1980	8	#4,509
1981	14	#3,033
1982	10	#3,969
1983	6	#5,497
1984	12	#3,461
1985	14	#3,217
1986	24	#2,290
1987	19	#2,727
1988	20	#2,767
1989	18	#3,207
1990	13	#4,173
1991	14	#4,012
1992	22	#3,003
1993	16	#3,821
1994	11	#5,115
1995	17	#3,696
1996	17	#3,834
1997	17	#3,883
1998	10	#5,850
1999	15	#4,542
2000	13	#5,301
2001	14	#5,146
2002	13	#5,405
2003	13	#5,566
2004	18	#4,607
2005	24	#3,818
2006	36	#3,026
2007	29	#3,593
2008	37	#3,105
2009	33	#3,335
2010	25	#3,997
2011	27	#3,794
2012	38	#3,005
2013	28	#3,665
2014	36	#3,091
2015	47	#2,600
2016	50	#2,518
2017	61	#2,187
2018	46	#2,675
2019	62	#2,231
2020	39	#2,979
2021	61	#2,277
2022	50	#2,648
2023	60	#2,312
2024	59	#2,364